Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
AP Denies Trying to Blacken Name of Oligarch Deripaska
The agency reported on the Russian billionaire’s business dealings with ex-Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
G20 summit: who will take the US’s place as a global leader?
Global summits were once extraordinary things, marking turning points in international political history. The 1814-15 Congress of Vienna marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars and the beginning of Europe’s “long” 19th century, during which Europe’s interactions were regulated by a relatively stable balance of power. The 1945 San...
What Trump Can Learn from Oliver Stone’s “Putin Interviews”
Oliver Stone and Vladimir Putin, screen capture from RT.com YouTube video, courtesy ShowtimeBESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 520, July 6, 2017 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The July 2015-February 2017 interviews with Vladimir Putin by US filmmaker Oliver Stone, now streaming on Showtime, provide surprising insights into the mind of the Russian leader. “We...
Russia’s trial of Crimean Tatar leader Ilmi Umerov chokes on hilariously inept lies
With Russia having first invaded Crimea, then set to putting those who object on trial for ‘separatism’, the ‘acquittal’ of Crimean Tatar Mejlis leader Ilmi Umerov seems most improbable. Moscow will surely find ‘judges’ ready to provide the required sentence. What it cannot achieve is any passable imitation of a trial, with this...
Maimed partisan says Russia can’t leave Donbas – there are too many witnesses of war crimes for the Hague
Volodymyr Zhemchugov learned first-hand about Russia’s involvement in his native Luhansk oblast and knows how much Moscow has to hide. In a recent Glavcom interview, he said that Russia wouldn’t leave Donbas, as it would be leaving behind hundreds of thousands of witnesses who could provide crucial testimony to the international...
GMF Expert Briefing on G20 Summit and POTUS Visit to Poland
On June 30th, the German Marshall Fund hosted a conference call with Michał Baranowski, Derek Chollet, Sudha David-Wilp, and Daniel Twining previewing President Trump’s upcoming trip to Poland and the G20 summit in Germany. Topics discussed: Expectations for POTUS at G20, POTUS visit to Poland, U.S.-Russia Relations, G20 Agenda, German...
Turkey Looks to China for Security Cooperation Alternatives
Photo credit: 360b / Shutterstock.com Photo credit: bibiphoto / Shutterstock.com Photo credit: Evgenii Sribnyi / Shutterstock.com April’s referendum results left Turkish society deeply divided and the impending shift from a parliamentary democracy to a system characterized by one-man rule weighs heavily on Ankara’s relations with the...
President Trump’s Second Chance in Europe
Transatlantic TakeWASHINGTON — President Trump’s visits this week to Poland and the G20 in Germany offer a chance to reassure European allies who are upset about his decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement and a shaky presidential performance in Brussels last month. That visit rattled some governments because of the...
Mysterious Siberian Blasts Linked to Climate Change
Smoke, flames and a tremendous bang marked the most recent explosion on the energy-rich Yamal Peninsula. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
We Stopped Second Cyber-Attack, Ukraine Says
Businesses, government agencies still in recovery after last week’s malware blitzkrieg. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
